New Zealand
Barely thirty minutes after unbeaten three-year-old filly Legarto put her hand up to start favourite in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) next month with victory in the Gr.2 ATR Eight Carat Classic (1600m), her main rival issued an emphatic statement that he won’t be going down without
New Zealand
Buoyant is set to be given an opportunity across the Tasman after Southland’s new sprint star secured his second consecutive stakes win in the Listed Property Brokers Hazlett Stakes (1200m) at Wingatui on Boxing Day. The Dalghar gelding had a rating of 73 at the start of the season
New Zealand
Class three-year-old filly Legarto maintained her unbeaten record with a stunning performance to win the Gr.2 ATR Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Pukekohe after most punters had written off her winning chances in the home straight. Sent out at the cramped odds of $1.10 in her first start
New Zealand
Progressive mare Synchronize made her long-awaited return to the racetrack a winning one when she produced a sizzling home straight sprint to take out the Listed Hallmark Stud Handicap (1200m) at Pukekohe. The Mark Walker-trained four-year-old was returning from an enforced absence after she bled when finishing well back at
Australia
Five-year-old gelding Made By Khan (NZ) (Mongolian Khan) left his rivals with few excuses when proving the best stayer in the Midway Handicap (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. Prepared by Gosford trainer Adam Duggan, Made By Khan travelled three-wide throughout and still had the audacity to fend off his opposition
New Zealand
The addition of blinkers and step up to 2000m played in favour of the well fancied Ladies Man (NZ) (Zed) as he distanced his rivals in the run home to take out the Landmark Homes City of New Plymouth Cup (2000m). The Allan Sharrock-trained five-year-old has the Gr.3 New
Australia
Lightly-raced speedster Inundation (Headwater) made a blistering return to the racetrack, establishing a new 1000-metre track record at The Valley on Saturday. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained four-year-old clocked 56.84 seconds in winning the BM78 bettering the 56.92 seconds recorded by Written Beauty more than two
New Zealand
Trainer Ben Foote was left chuckling to himself after receiving a text post-race from the co-owners of impressive debutant Loosespender (NZ) (Turn Me Loose), who overcame a torrid run in-transit to take out the opening event at Hawera on Saturday. The strapping grey son of Turn Me Loose made light
New Zealand
After bemusing trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood with a debut performance that is best forgotten, three-year-old Mark Twain (NZ) (Shocking) showed what he is capable of with a convincing victory over 1600m in maiden company at Hawera on Saturday. The son of resident Rich Hill Stud sire Shocking had
New Zealand
Revered thoroughbred trainer Colin Jillings has died in Auckland, aged 91. Jillings, who retired from training in 2005, had a lengthy and hugely successful career in racing, initially as a jockey and then as a trainer. He never trained on a large scale, which made winning a premiership an unrealistic
New Zealand
Southland trainer Sabin Kirkland is hoping the festivities continue when he heads to Wingatui on Boxing Day with his talented sprinter Buoyant. The four-year-old gelding was in a purple patch of form over spring, winning two and placing in two of his four starts, including winning the Gr.3 Stewards
New Zealand
An outstanding trial gallop from star sprinter Levante has only served to multiply the butterflies in Matamata trainer Ken Kelso's stomach leading into one of the biggest weeks of his career. Levante prepared for Monday week's Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Te Rapa with a